Admit Card: EPFO SSA & Steno Recruitment 2023 – Age, Qualification, and Other Details.

Employees’ Provident Fund Organization is a familiar entity and is known by every employee who works in any government organization needs manpower to engage as EPFO SSA & EPFO Stenographer on the regular payrolls.

EPFO SSA & Steno Recruitment 2023
EPFO SSA & Steno Recruitment 2023

The said organization, EPFO has decided to conduct the recruitment cycles for the selection of candidates who are to be placed in Social Security Assistant and Stenographer posts in various offices across the country.

Applicants’ details are being asked for since 27th March 2023 through the online application form and intending Indian citizens can fill up and submit the application up to 26th April 2023. All applicants are supposed to complete their details within the stipulated time period.

Do you need more information? Go through its official notification shared below.

But before proceeding, do read the official recruitment notifications which links are shared below. This would help to gain detailed information about the vacancies in this notification.

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EPFO SSA & Stenographer Notification 2023 Overview

The structure below laid gives an overview of EPFO SSA official notification 2023 published on 24th March 2023. You should go through the article herewith for more information pertaining to the Social Security Assistant and Stenographer.

Advertisement Number –A-12024/3/2021-EXAM/188 & 189
Total Vacancies –2859
Qualification –Graduate/12th
Recruiter – EPFO
Release Date –
Starting Date –27.03.2023
Closing Date –26.04.2023
Recent Update Date –17.08.2023

EPFO SSA & Stenographer Vacancy 2023 Details

Employees’ Provident Fund Organization has released two consecutive vacancy notifications appealing to citizens of India for registration to get admission tickets for the Stage – I examination. As per the successive job notifications, the category-wise distribution of vacancies is as follows –

Post NameSCSTOBCEWSURTotal 
Social Security Assistant3592735145299992674
Stenographer2814501974185

EPFO SSA & Stenographer Salary Details

Post NamePay Scale
Social Security AssistantLevel – 5 (₹ 29, 200 – 92,300)
StenographerLevel – 4 (₹ 25, 500 – 81,100)

Eligibility Criteria for EPFO Social Security Assistant & Stenographer

Intending citizens of India are supposed to be achieved the qualification on the closing day for submission of the application. The qualifications specified for Social Security Assistant and Stenographer are as under –

  • Social Security Assistant
    • Citizens of India intending to appear at the phase-I examination must possess a Bachelor’s Degree from a recognized university.
    • A typing speed of 35 words per minute in English or 30 words per minute in Hindi on a Computer. (35 words per minute and 30 words per minute correspond to 10500 Key Depression per Hour (KDPH) / 9000 KDPH on an average of 5 key depressions for each word for Data Entry Work.
    • Time to be allowed – ten minutes.
  • Stenographer
    • Citizens of India intending to appear at the phase-I examination must be a 12th-class pass from a recognized Board.

Those awaiting the results of the final examination of the prescribed Essential qualification must not apply for any of the posts mentioned above.

EPFO Application Fee 2023 and Remittance/Payment Process

Indian citizens who want to be applicants for the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization will have to pay application fees fixed by the organization. The organization has adopted digital transactions by integrating a payment gateway into the online application form.

CategoryApplication Fee with intimation charges
SC/ST/PWD/Female/Ex-ServicemenNo Fee
Other than the above categories (General/ EWS/ OBC)₹ 700/-

All applicants on whom the application fee is applicable will have to remit the fee along with the service charges fixed by the respective banks. The charges applicable to different modes of payment as indicated in the official notifications are as follows –

Sl.No.Mode of PaymentBankCharge
1Net BankingCanara BankNill Charges
2Net BankingOther Bank5.00+GST
3Debit CardsRupay Card of Canara Bank or Other BanksNill Charges
4Credit CardsDomestic0.80%+GST
5Credit CardsInternational2.35%+GST
6Unified Payment Interface (UPI)Nill Charge

The payment gateway integrated with the prescribed online application will accept payment through Internet Banking, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, and UPI. The application fee paid other than those mentioned will be not acceptable.

Age Limit and Relaxation fixed for EPFO SSA & Stenographer Recruitment 2023 

The age limit for Social Security Assistant and Stenographer posts will be determined on closing day for online application submission i.e. 26th April 2023. As per the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, the fixed age limits indicated in the vacancy notifications are as follows –

Post NameUpper Age Limit
Social Security Assistant18 – 27 years
Stenographer18 – 27 years
According to the Employees’ Provident Fund Organization, the following categories have been included for reservation benefits of relaxation in their upper age limit.
CategoryRelaxation in Upper Age
SC/ ST05 years
OBC (Non-Creamy-Layer)03 years
PWDUR – 10 years, OBC (NCL) – 13 years, SC/ST – 15 years
Ex-Servicemen/ Disabled Ex-ServicemenUR – 3 years, OBC (NCL) – 6 years, SC/ST – 8 years

In accordance with the instruction or order issued by the Government of India, Government Servants in following categories will get the benefit of Age Relaxation as under –

CategoryRelaxation in Upper Age
GeneralUp to 40 years
SC/ STUp to 45 years
OBC (Non-Creamy-Layer)Up to 43 years

Last Date for EPFO SSA & Stenographer Online Application Submission

ActivityDate
The commencement date for online application registration & submission along with the payment of the examination fee.27.03.2023
Last date for submission of the online filled application.26.04.2023
Window opening for correction in particulars, if any.27 & 28.04.2023
Link forLink
Link for downloading admit cards for the stage-1 exam for Social Security Assistant.Get Your Card New Update
Conduct of stage 1 recruitment examination for the above-listed posts in the EPFO.Get Notice
Official WebsiteVisit Website
Official NotificationSSA PDF Stenographer PDF
Link to the online registration pageRegister & Submit

Is there any charge for challenging provisional answer keys?

Candidates will have to pay a processing fee of ₹ 500 for challenging per provisional answer key of the phase-I examination.

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